Do you feel loved?
Jennifer Jia Li van Ratingen
Text me when you get home.
There’s leftovers in the fridge when you get home.
I can’t believe you would say that to me.
About
The intense familiarity of everyday dialogue simultaneously evades our attention and defines our daily interactions. Questions regarding the quality of our day, to vague accusations of selfishness, both outline the implicit dynamics of relationships and the intense intimacy that can be found within them.
These contradictory themes of intimacy, mundanity and familiarity are elaborated on in the artist’s investigative paintings. By integrating the imagery of everyday objects and routine with the resolute carving of dialogue, the artist aims to situate often ‘invisible’ dynamics of the Quotidian within physical space. While the text and imagery remains surface level, the weight of the interaction is still implicit; simultaneously reflecting the often laborious dynamics found in relationships, and consequently transforming the once mundane into the monumental through wood carving.
Bio
Jennifer is a multimedia artist working primarily in painting. Her work navigates themes from The Everyday and the physicality of dialogue, while situating these themes within her own life. Through these explorations into The Everyday and text, Jennifer attempts to express the intersection between shared and personal experience; offering this intimacy to the audience through the physical intervention of painting.